Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Severe Weather expected Sunday-Tuesday

A potentially volatile severe weather system is expected to affect Mississippi this Sunday through Tuesday of next week.  The information below comes from NWS Jackson briefing held at 2pm Friday, April 25, 2014.

I encourage you to take time this weekend to review your family's emergency plans, and implement them as appropriate.  Confirming out-of-area points of contact, keeping fuel tanks filled, batteries charged, etc, will all be good things to consider this weekend.  Also review with your family the safe area(s) of your home to seek shelter if the need arises.

*Regional multi-day severe weather outbreak expected
*Starting Sunday and lasting through late Tuesday
*Multiple rounds of storms during this timeframe
*Significant severe weather possible with any episode (strong tornadoes, large hail, etc).
*Very heavy rain and flooding (some possibly significant) becoming more likely late Monday into Tuesday

The first round of severe weather is expected Sunday into Sunday night.  See the graphics below for an illustration of the anticipated risks.  Generally, the western Delta counties have the highest risk for strong tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain.

The sound wave of severe weather is expected Monday into Tuesday, with a large portion of Mississippi in a high-risk category for strong tornadoes, very large hail, damaging straight-line winds and flash flooding.

Any period from Sunday to Tuesday could experience heavy rain.  Highest accumulations are mainly expected Monday  into Tuesday, with some localized areas receiving 5 or more inches.

Please visit the NWS Jackson webpage at www.srh.noaa.gov/jan for more up-to-date information through the weekend.

***DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE AS YOUR SOLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS WEBSITE DELIVERS FOCUSED INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE TIMELY WEATHER WARNING INFORMATION***

Sunday, April 6, 2014

K5JAW Operating Notes, 2014 Week 13 &14 (March 23-April 5, 2014)

On The Air: 
It's been a busy couple of weeks around Station K5JAW, but very little of that busy time has been amateur radio time!  Only 42 contacts were logged in this two-week period, and most of them were for activity in various nets.  A few days out of town for work contributed to the lack of radio time.  Additionally, I've been spending evening time working on getting a small garden up and going.

For my 2014 QSO 365 project, the first three months of the year have been a great success.  396 contacts were logged in January (166), February (91), and March (139), with 16 new DXCC entries logged.  That averages out to just over 4 contacts per day, if you like running averages.  Certainly there were days with only one or two contacts, and a few days with multiple contacts.  My highest single-day tally was 35 contacts on March 1.

Are you doing a QSO 365?  Or have you considered taking up the challenge?  How are you doing so far?

Top 5 Distances This Period:
RK9UN - Russia, 6400 miles
UA9MA - Russia, 6200 miles
R7DX - Russia, 6100 miles
S58N - Slovenia, 5200 miles
OE3XMA - Austria, 5100 miles

International Contacts:
Asiatic Russia, Austria, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, European Russia, Slovenia, US Virgin Islands

States Worked:
Mississippi, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont

QSL Cards Received this week
None

QSL Cards Going Out in the coming week
No cards this week, I'm waiting on some new QSL cards to be delivered.  I'll catch up as soon as I get them!